A law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Labor Day faces a referendum driven by corporate franchisors.
Democratic activists say they must flip state houses to block rogue actors.
Long waits for care, understaffing lead 2,000 workers to give walkout notice.
But where they don’t, millions of workers are stuck at the record-low federal floor.
With the health giant again under scrutiny by California regulators for alleged denial of care, many therapists are leaving for private practice.
Brian Lilla’s Children of the Vine examines the herbicide’s legacy in wine country.
As the migrant population swells in Northern Mexico, expectant mothers there are being denied care and falling prey to horrific violence, according to our two-year investigation.
After a lifetime in the U.S., a Cambodian-born parolee faces imminent expulsion unless California’s governor grants him clemency.
When it comes to wages, baseball’s billionaires give stadium workers peanuts.
An interview with Roy Bahat, the renegade venture capitalist who believes in labor unions.
If the Legislature does not approve the bill by Thursday, a similar initiative will proceed to the November ballot.
With knowledge of personal details, ICE imposters have coaxed thousands of dollars from fearful relatives of detainees.
As Roe v. Wade falls, a new podcast immerses listeners in the harrowing experiences of those seeking abortion, and the network of doctors, nurses and clergy helping them.
Psychotherapist Stuart Perlman’s portraits capture the humanity of those living on the streets.
Opponents say the plan would worsen pollution and build momentum for more industrial projects near the fragile coastline.
Wildland firefighters have been sounding the alarm on a lack of accessible housing. Is anyone listening?
Wildfires loom all over, but the rural counties with poor and elderly residents face the greatest threats.
A new California initiative may make a real difference in reducing the mountain of plastic refuse.
Immigrant youth activist Juliana Macedo do Nascimento on the good and bad about DACA.
The planes reconfigure from “ultra-luxurious” aircraft for athletes to mass deportation machines for migrants.